PLAYERS IN BUSINESS

Tim playing for the Maori All Blacks v Harlequins in 2016. IM BATEMAN IS IN HIS EIGHTH SEASON AND FIFTH WITH THE TCRUSADERS, HAVING HAD THREE WITH THE , BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS YEAR THAT MAKES IT MORE SPECIAL FOR THE 29 YEAR-OLD. The former Maori All Blacks captain is grateful to be back in and has started a new business venture with his wife Laura, which was driven by their desire to find a treatment for her multiple sclerosis [MS]. The couple have now opened Cloud 9 Float Club in , which houses four flotation pods. Upon returning to New Zealand from Japan, Tim had six months out of the game and has found playing and running a business makes life busy but highly enjoyable. He is excited about being able to do both simultaneously. Maori All Blacks v Tim Bateman takes up the story: “Having time Munster. out of the game has given me more appreciation for actually enjoying the game. Having our challenges with Laura puts everything into perspective. I am mentally refreshed and can’t wait to get stuck into it all. “I knew we were coming back to Christchurch as we needed to be around family support and I was lucky that an opportunity to play again presented itself because you are always worried about what you are going to do after rugby. I was prepared not to play again but rapt to get the slow down her MS. The goal is to halt the MS and so far we chance to throw the boots on.” “Laura had a stem cell transplant. are approaching the two-year mark. The Batemans were not seeking business Obviously it has risks with it, as any She has life-long lasting damage but ideas but as flotation therapy had become new treatment does but for us it was we are hoping that it won’t get any popular among people suffering from a range the best option when we weighed up worse. We only have one regret we of ailments, Laura realised quickly how the everything. Laura’s vision, legs and didn’t get the treatment sooner.” flotation tanks provided her with relief and arms were all getting affected so we Going into business Tim said it was thought there might be an opportunity for them. had to act fast. It was hard not knowing crucial to understand why they were “We were just going to have one at the house what was going to be affected next. It doing it. and then we looked at how it was growing was a horrible way to live. “We asked ourselves why are we overseas. I was a bit more reserved but Laura “They harvested her blood and trying to do this? What is the purpose was adamant and once we went down the track took her stem cells from her bone of the business? Was it helping people? it was a no brainer,” said Tim. marrow. They did a week of high dose “Initially Laura started floating Prior to coming back to New Zealand, Tim, chemotherapy on her to kill her immune for recovery and relaxation after Laura and their two daughters moved back system to get it to zero. She lost all her chemotherapy and then I started doing to Japan from the Hurricanes to the Fukuoka hair. They re-entered the cells and grew it for recovery and visualisation for my region. Tim played for the second time in the her a new immune system. rugby and we found it improved our land of the rising sun so Laura could receive “She was in isolation for a month to quality of life. cutting edge and high risk treatment in a bid to slowly grow her immune system back. “Now we are helping other

80 | NZ RUGBY WORLD | FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 “Laura had a stem cell transplant. Obviously Tim and Laura it has risks with it, as any new treatment with a float tank. does but for us it was the best option when we weighed up everything.” TIM BATEMAN people with stress, anxiety, “Most customers float depression, recovery. It regularly [weekly/fortnightly/ provides a space for people monthly]. Some wait until who storm through life to take they are stressed, tired or stock of things. Each person sore, some just want to try uses it for different reasons something ‘out of this world’ even university students use it and others wait to receive gift to help retain information. vouchers on special occasions. “We describe it as ‘floats It is an ideal gift for people that are the best version of you’. are hard to buy for.” It is not a magic tool but it is Floating has been around for A float tank set up. an environment that people 40 years and Tim describes it enjoy and respond to. We as more like floating in outer don’t make any promises as space than being enclosed the experience is different for in anything. Scientists were everyone. We have found that initially fascinated by what it takes people a few floats happens to the brain when to get in the swing of it. We there is no stimulation i.e. encourage people to do the no gravity, light or input. intro three pack. That gives They were investigating what them a good opportunity to the brain does while in that gain a true understanding and environment and then it enjoyment of the experience. evolved from there.

“People usually are worried Tim has found there facebook.com/NZRPA about claustrophobia. They are plenty of transferable think of sunbeds but our relaxation skills that he can flotation pods were designed use for rugby. “I am less by a basketball player so they anxious going into games.” are big with a high roof so He has even got teammates people are surprised how big such as Andy Ellis using it they are. People are worried and has a few of this year’s they’ll get bored but the time teammates interested. goes so fast. We have had to It has also been used by increase the timing options US and Australian Olympic @nzrpa due to client requests. teams and NBA’s Steph Curry, Cloud 9 Float Club “We underestimated the The Dallas Cowboys and reception lounge. demand. We were hoping for Philadelphia Eagles, Daniel six people a day but we were Craig 007 Actor and Richard nzrugbyplayersassoc at near capacity of 126 floats Feynman [Nobel Prize Winning in our first week. We have four Physicist]. pods that all have their own The Batemans are enjoying shower and toilet. the trials of running a “We encourage people business. to use the toilet and have “I enjoyed the challenges a shower first so they get of problem solving. When you the best out of their float are the boss you have to come and are totally relaxed and up with the solutions and it comfortable. The music plays is a bit of trial and error, but and clients choose their own I found that really enjoyable. Laura has been Laura Bateman hospitalised many genre of music which ranges We used a business mentor and daughters. times due to her MS. from waves to mediation. The Karl Waretini who has been water is fully filtered three and really awesome. He has been a a half times between each massive part of helping us set For more information contact: float. The water in the float it up properly. He uses rugby CLOUD 9 FLOAT CLUB tank is incredibly buoyant with analogies so it makes it easy Phone: 03 341 8331 approximately 450kg of Epsom for me to understand. There 1/65 Mandeville Street, Riccarton, Christchurch Salt in each pod. It is relaxing are so many transferrable Open: 7 Days 10am-10pm so it’s entirely possible that you skills, communication, to make Email: [email protected] could fall asleep. People say the team play well everyone www.cloud9floatclub.co.nz they find it mentally cleansing. has to do their part.”

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RESULTS AS VOTED FOR BY THE PLAYERS Congratulations to the 2016 winners and all nominees: 2016 PLAYERS’ PLAYER 2016 PLAYERS’ PLAYER 2016 PLAYERS’ PROVINCIAL OF THE YEAR: WOMEN OF THE YEAR: MEN UNION PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nominees: Nominees: Nominees: Kendra Cocksedge Fiao’o Fa’amausili Damian McKenzie Aroha Savage Selica Winiata

WINNER: Selica Winiata WINNER: Beauden Barrett WINNER: Augustine Pulu

2016 PLAYERS’ PLAYER 2016 PLAYERS’ PLAYER 2016 PLAYERS’ YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR SEVENS WOMEN SEVENS MEN Nominees: Nominees: Nominees: Kurt Baker Anton Lienert-Brown Sam Dickson Tyla Nathan-Wong Tim Mikkelson

WINNER: Portia Woodman WINNER: Kurt Baker WINNER: Anton Lienert-Brown

82 | NZ RUGBY WORLD | FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 GUS COLLINS

NZRPA KIRK AWARD Justin holding the 2005 NPC trophy.

AST YEAR, FORMER special tribute to my wife and LONG-SERVING NZRPA my family for their ongoing LBOARD MEMBER support.” JUSTIN [GUS] COLLINS WAS The Northlander epitomises PRESENTED WITH THE NEW what the Players’ Association ZEALAND RUGBY PLAYERS’ believes in and strives for. He ASSOCIATION KIRK MEDAL is uniting, inspiring and works AT THE ASB RUGBY AWARDS hard to create environments HELD IN ON 15 that get the best out of DECEMBER 2016. himself and others. The NZRPA Kirk Medal was NZRPA CEO Rob Nichol who presented to Justin by NZRPA has worked closely with Justin founding chairman and former during his tenure on the board All Blacks captain David Kirk said: “Gus is extremely well MBE, whom the award was respected among his peers Justin Collins receives the NZRPA Kirk Award at the ASB Rugby Awards named after. Kirk, a medical for his unheralded support in Auckland. Justin and his doctor, Rhodes Scholar and of others, dedication and wife Justine. facebook.com/NZRPA former parliamentary advisor determination. led the All Blacks to their first “He has been a huge title in 1987. advocate and example for the The award is given in game, both on and off the field recognition of a player who with his achievements and has made an outstanding commitment to rugby in New contribution on behalf of fellow Zealand, his fellow players and Jock Hobbs presents Justin Pre-season professional players, and led their families.” on his centurion Super Rugby training with match in 2009. the . by example on and off the The 42-year-old is a Super @nzrpa field. Rugby and provincial centurion Justin, who was extremely who played his entire on his retirement has made surprised to become the latest professional rugby career a successful transition into a recipient of the Kirk Award in New Zealand, constantly post rugby career working in

said:“I am extremely humbled demonstrated the highest management at a sawmill. nzrugbyplayersassoc to be presented with the Kirk levels of self-awareness He is hugely family focused Award. It has been an absolute and responsibility and was and relishes the lifestyle in his With , Super pleasure to serve the players. an outstanding leader in a hometown of Whangarei with Rugby final 2003. I firmly believe in what the training, playing and personal his wife Justine, and two girls NZRPA stands for and the work development sense. Ruby and Ava. they are doing. He played 104 games of His wife Justine who AWARD HISTORY Super Rugby over 10 years for was rapt that her husband Established in 2005, “I’m just happy to have the Blues and the and was recognised for his previous recipients been able to play a achieved an impressive 114 contributions to the game include , part in the growth and matches for Northland. He said: “I am very proud of Justin Richie McCaw and Tana the development of the and his achievements. He has organisation and the has been one of the longest Umaga for their off-field services it provides serving board members dedicated so much time to roles in helping establish for the players.” of the New Zealand Rugby rugby, his family and anyone the commercial and GUS COLLINS Players’ Association, firstly as who needs him. He is one of employment partnership a player representative and, life’s real hard grafters who between the players and “I’m just happy to have following his retirement from never lets anyone down. the game's administrators been able to play a part in the playing rugby in 2010, as an “I know he was just blown that has underpinned growth and the development independent board member away by receiving such a the professional rugby of the organisation and the until earlier in 2016. prestigious award and to be environment and services it provides for the Justin expanded his recognised in this special way achievements ever since. players. I also want to pay horizons beyond rugby and is just wonderful.”

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 | NZ RUGBY WORLD | 83 Chiefs players PLAYER training in the gym. PHOTOS

Pre-season training for Chiefs players [R] and Sam McNichol [L].

Dean Blair from FoxPlan and Highlanders rowing challenge in . their mini teams. Teamwork to represent a Porsche. Blues players using teamwork to represent Rangitoto.

Hurricane Brad Shields at Karori West Normal School helping out with a FoxPlan Financial Fitness Boot Camp.

“I am a people 'Gin' in her person, so to new role as NEW PERSONAL be able to PDM. transfer my skills, knowledge and DEVELOPMENT experience and support professional athletes is MANAGER FOR something I am excited about.” THE VIRGINIA LE BAS VIRGINIA LE BAS HAS BEEN APPOINTED worked as a secondary school teacher, to transfer my skills, knowledge and THE NEW CRUSADERS PERSONAL after studying a Bachelor of Physical experience and support professional DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. Former Education, a Post Graduate Diploma athletes is something I am excited Crusaders Personal Development in Sports Medicine and receiving her about,” said Virginia. Manager Mark Ranby transferred to Teaching Diploma at Otago University. From her own career Gin, as she the Highlanders to be closer to family Virginia, who originates from prefers to be called, said she believes and took over from Peter Sinclair who Christchurch, is a keen sports woman and understands that sport is a superb retired at the end of 2016 after 11 with interests in road cycling, mountain foundation for life and a great place to years in the role. biking, swimming and rowing. build life-long networks and to influence Virginia joins the Crusaders after The sporting enthusiast is delighted to other people into positive life choices. having a successful career with have a new career challenge within rugby. “Sport can provide some the New Zealand Police, where her “To be involved in the high great transferable skills but it is most recent role was Detective performance sport arena and have understanding those skills and building Superintendent National Operations an influence into the community in a on them for life post rugby that is Manager of Organised Crime. different way was extremely appealing. crucial for players to be successful Prior to joining the police, Virginia I am a people person, so to be able after rugby.”

84 | NZ RUGBY WORLD | FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 THE OUTDOOR What are they up to now? CLASSROOM

Ali playing for .

ALI WILLIAMS, 35, IS STILL “We focus completely THROWING THE BOOTS ON IN on the customer by having PLAYING RUGBY FOR free delivery, a decade long RACING 92 IN A PLAYER- warranty and a 90-day trial Dylan steers COACH ADVISORY ROLE. where you get your money the way. Ali says living in France back and we even pay the is a great opportunity to cost of return if you are not understand different cultures, completely satisfied. We different ways of doing things also guarantee the lowest and it provides him more time price or we’ll beat it.” with the family as he is never The former All Black has away more than 24 hours for learned a few business a game. lessons on the way. He However, with two kids – a advises players getting into

new baby and a toddler – one businesses not to trust facebook.com/NZRPA of the characters of rugby everyone and surround knows he has to have an yourself with good people. eye to the future, so Ali is “Once you are outside the Dylan Lam Outward Bound graduates. preparing himself for the next rugby bubble it is a different transition by establishing a world. It is important to have UGBY HAS GIVEN DYLAN LAM FROM NORTH HARBOUR business life for after rugby. good business partners. AN OPPORTUNITY THAT HE RATES AS ONE OF THE BEST Throughout his rugby It is like a rugby team. You RADVENTURES HE HAS EVER EXPERIENCED. career he has been in the need good people around The 19-year-old was a lucky recipient of an Outward Bound furniture business and now you to perform well. He also @nzrpa course scholarship and attended the course late last year. has extended that to focus recommends to start off Located in the picturesque Marlborough Sounds, the Outward on beds. Ali is part owner of small and don’t grow too big Bound course is designed on four principles: learning through Sleep & Co, a company that too fast. experience, adventure and challenge, physical activities in the supplies new mattresses “It is important to learn outdoors, and a safe and supportive environment. With stunning

and bed bases directly to about business and grow nzrugbyplayersassoc mountains, bush and waterways as the classroom, Outward your door. with it. You won’t have all Bound focuses on helping people reach their full potential The lock said: “The quality the answers straight away, through challenge in the outdoors. of a good night’s sleep for so that is where it is good It is those principles and the setting that the New Zealand U20s an athlete is vital. In fact, it to grow with the business camp attendee believes makes the course so empowering. is for everyone. It is hard to so you can work through “It pushes you to limits that you are not used to,” said Liam. function, let alone perform at any issues that may crop “I didn’t know what to expect but I was looking forward to it. You your peak when you have had up and they always do. You learn so much about yourself. I had never done sailing, tramping a bad sleep. Sleep is crucial. are always learning, so you and camping and I got to do them all which was awesome. “Consumer habits are need to be open minded. It is “The highlight of the course was meeting other like-minded changing, which means always good to have people people from professional environments that were not in sports. moving to online and away to complement your skill I learned that I need to believe in myself more and be more from the fixed costs of stores set. Find people that have confident so that is something I can take back to my rugby. so the customer can get a strengths in areas you don’t “We did a solo night in the bush camping which was a great better price by eliminating the that can help you. time to reflect about what you have done and what you can take bricks and mortar part of the “Rugby doesn’t last forever back into your environment. equation,” said Ali. so you need to set yourself up “I am so grateful for the opportunities that rugby offers. This Ali rates the product highly, for life after it.” was definitely a life-changing one and I would recommend that having personally used it, Visit www.sleepandco. anyone who gets the chance to go to take it up.” and he and his team are so nz to find out more about Outward Bound welcomes people of all ages, cultures, confident in the product that what Ali says provides a great abilities and backgrounds. To find out more information visit they back it up 100 per cent. night’s sleep. www.outwardbound.co.nz

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a contract with Bayonne because I had a a French speaking school. He was treated six-month old baby. Moving away from our differently as he was the only foreigner. support network when you are learning how Things got lost in translation. It was hard to become a parent was the biggest factor. for us as parents to see him go through this ON THE LANGUAGE BARRIER challenging experience. In a child’s life a year The language was a big barrier in that area seems to go on for ages. Outside of school, of France at the time in 2009. They were we tried to make the kids have lots of cool staunch, you either spoke French or didn’t experiences, so we tried to show them as Ross with [L] and speak at all. You had to try to speak the much of the Paris history and culture as we [R] 2007. language. It was tough going initially without could. We took them to away to get first- any prior practice. I would strongly advise hand history experiences like visiting . OSS FILIPO KNOWS A THING OR anyone going overseas where they speak There were some real highs and some lows. TWO ABOUT PLAYING RUGBY IN a foreign language to take some lessons Apart from our son’s experience RDIFFERENT TEAMS. HE HAS PLAYED before you go. everything was fantastic. Because Louise FOR 12 DIFFERENT TEAMS INCLUDING ON THE FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE and I had a better understanding of what we THE ALL BLACKS, , Things like setting up a family doctor and were heading into we could make it a better MAORI ALL BLACKS, CHIEFS, CRUSADERS, your day to day stuff was hard. At that time experience for the kids. , HAWKE'S BAY AND international players were not as common ON CLUBS AND EXPECTATIONS MARLBOROUGH. HE HAS PLAYED IN FRANCE but now clubs have more support with the It really depends on the club. If the club FOR RACING METRO AND BAYONNE, AND IN influx of foreign players. is well organised for foreigners it makes FOR THE WASPS. It was hard for my wife Louise. When we it easier. So I would recommend you The 37-year-old says: “I feel extremely arrived I had only been there two days and investigate what sort of support the club grateful for the amount of growth you get I was off on a two-week rugby camp. For has for foreigners. Be straight up when you out of the experiences of playing overseas, that two weeks Louise was on her own and ask questions as the goal posts do change, the history and culture your family get to it was left up to the other foreign wives to so you have to be flexible and roll with experience and the people you meet make it help her but it was fair to say to we were shell whatever comes. You can feel quite isolated a very special time.” shocked. at times. You naturally gravitate to the other However, the lock also admits it is not We had come from the Crusaders with a foreigners. You do build strong relationships always as easy as it sounds playing overseas huge support network to the other end of the with these people as you are living in a and there are plenty of challenges along scale. In saying that, the second time round bubble together. the way. was so much easier. I was lucky I had people like Dan Carter Ross thought he’d retired from rugby We did talk about just me going but as it and from the Crusaders, Chris however he got an SOS call from the injury was for a whole year I didn’t want to miss out Masoe from Wellington, Ben Tameifuna who ravaged Chiefs so went back as injury cover. on that. A massive amount of credit has to I played with at the Chiefs and Out of the blue an opportunity from go to my wife who put her life on hold again from the All Blacks. As I had played with Racing Metro came off the back of an to follow me again with footy. them before so it was nice to have that outstanding performance for the Chiefs in I had a decent handle of the language, we familiarity. Louise knew the partners so that in a match that Ross describes as understood what we were going to. Racing made it easier. one of the highlights of his career. He takes had exceeded our expectations and there There are some amazing people in France up the story. was a really good support network. who are willing to bend over backwards. THE TRUTH Our kids were a bit older eight, six and You need to buy into the culture to reap the Everything you get told is not always true. So three years old. We couldn’t get our youngest rewards. You can’t carry on the way you did roll with it. into kindy as they are reserved for working at home. It took a lot of hard work and sacrifice for mothers. Our middle child had to go back to Going to Wasps in was so much my family, especially my wife. a pre-school because they don’t start school easier as they spoke English. The transition The French tend to do things together till they are six. However it was actually the was easier and quicker but the weather was with the men only. Men go out for team best thing for her as it helped her ease into a real challenge. dinners and the women tend to not be the foreign lifestyle. She hated going at first ON THE RUGBY invited to things. but by the end of it made lots of friends and On the rugby side of things in my first stint ON MAKING THE DECISION TO GO enjoyed it. because I didn’t know what to expect, I found Making the decision to go overseas the On the flipside for my son, his experience they were different. Their rugby culture first time was harder when I was offered was not as great. He was fully immersed in and mind-set was nothing like how we

86 | NZ RUGBY WORLD | FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 approached it in New Zealand. You just have to NZRPA Player adapt. It was frustrating but it is what it is. Go with Transition Support an open mind that it is not going to be like it is in Services New Zealand and that makes it easier. The NZRPA has Tim Be realistic that they don’t play or train the same Weston as their dedicated way you did in New Zealand and you will be better staff member to assist prepared. We bussed everywhere and some of the players prior to going overseas and when they trips were 12 hours! ROSS FILIPO’S CAREER SNAPSHOT return home. Players are I knew what to expect with my second trip ■ Super Rugby titles – 4 ■ French encouraged to touch to France so took my open mind. They have a Championship base with Tim before they teacher-student hierarchy so you just do your ■  – with head overseas to receive Wellington job. You don’t say much just get on with it. Racing ■ End of Year useful information and Metro want to play like a Kiwi team so they are New Zealanders at ■ Tri Nations title connect with other players ■ Maori beating the more receptive to input. Racing Metro. British Lions in 2005 who can assist with their They want to implement new ideas and grow transitioning experience. the club. I found by doing extras at the end the term contract just take bare minimum. Think of This service is for both coaches would watch and learn. You can indirectly what you need to survive and halve it. With kids players going overseas and influence things by showing things instead of you naturally accumulate a lot of stuff so keep those returning. For more telling them. Once you gain their trust they ask you trimming the fat. When it comes time to leave give information email Tim. more questions. it to other people with kids or donate it to charity. [email protected] or call 0800 PLAYER. As we were in Paris we flew everywhere and it I gave a bag of my kit to a homeless guy on the made a big difference compared with the hell bus street because it was so cold. I wanted to give it to THE NZRPA Rugby trips from my first time. someone who needed it. Club for retired On the plus side it was good to have other Kiwis STOP AND ENJOY IT professional in other teams you play. Every week you would run Try and stand back and take it all in. You get to do players into people you had played with or against. It was something that a lot of people only dream off. Take The NZRPA are working to like everyone had moved to Europe. The year was time with the kids and the partner to absorb it – it establish a thriving network capped off winning the Top 14 Championship. is pretty special. of retired New Zealand At Wasps the coaching staff changed while I TRANSITIONING BACK TO NEW ZEALAND Professional Rugby Players was there so you had to get use to another coach After coming back from Racing Metro, I went to across the country to provide facebook.com/NZRPA and his new set up, which was to be expected. Hawke's Bay and played for the Magpies. I felt good camaraderie, networking, support My wife and I were ready to come home so we when I came home and I kept playing. I was still and advice. There are a series of events held across New Zealand decided to come home a year early as we had playing well. I didn’t enjoy the new laws but was for the past players alumni so they been away three years and I went back to the glad to get the opportunity to play in Mitre 10 cup can connect, network and share Lions in Wellington. From there on to the Chiefs at 37. I am going to keep fit because you never stories. picked me up and the rest history. [Ross won a know what is around the corner. To register for the NZRPA Rugby championship.] However it is time to get a job and get back into Club database please send your FINANCIAL TIPS the real world. I enjoyed coaching. I coach a club details to Tim.Weston@nzrpa. Make sure you save as much as you can. Have a side called Hamilton Marist and took them to a co.nz good experience but try and set yourself up for club title three-peat, so I have the bug for coaching @nzrpa your return home. The rugby career is so short, so but just have to explore my options. make the most of it. You don’t need the newest The kids settled back into New Zealand life really Business partners of everything, you are better off planning for the well and are happy to be home. future for post rugby. Money buys you time for I am supporting my wife in her endeavours when you come back as it takes a while to get as she has supported me for so long which I am nzrugbyplayersassoc yourself sorted again when you get back. extremely grateful for. It is a team effort and now MOVING TIPS it is time for her to pursue her goals while I work Don’t accumulate too much stuff. If it is a short- quietly behind the scenes to establish a career.

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